Date: Thursday 25 June
Time: 10 a.m. BST
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Fee: £1

Laxmi Hussain has been drawing for as long as she can remember. But it is only since the birth of her first child that she turned her passion into a profession. Re-inspired by the irrepressible joy in creativity shown by her children, Laxmi picked up the pencil again, finding artwork to be a valuable means of reclaiming her own identity amid the emotional blurrings of motherhood.
Elegant and ethereal but also precise and geometric, Laxmi’s drawings and paintings exist somewhere between abstraction and realism, often presenting what appear to be the free-flowing organic forms of the body through intricately ordered patterns. Her inspiration comes from everyday life, especially the tenderness of motherhood.
Working in different media, and usually at night, Laxmi is driven by experimentation, constantly exploring new techniques. Often, her work includes elements that appear incomplete, obliging the viewer to pause and engage with the artwork, and to fill in the absences themselves.
Laxmi has been commissioned for artwork or illustration by numerous private and corporate clients including the Henry Moore Foundation, H&M Home, Tate, Royal Academy of Arts,Vans, Derwent Art, Chronicle Books and Astrid & Miyu. She has been featured in prominent publications including Vogue, TimeOut, Elle Decoration, Financial Times and The Sunday Times.
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